Senior C&I Engineer — Safety-Critical Systems Lead

Orion Group; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Group is seeking a Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer for a permanent role based in Aberdeen. You will provide SME coverage for control, instrumentation, telecoms and metering, and drive risk reduction and reliability improvements across offshore and onshore assets.

The role requires an engineering degree and extensive CI experience, with the ability to coach peers, manage contractors, and uphold safety, compliance and environmental standards across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent with substantial CI experience.
• Strong knowledge of field instrumentation and process control systems.
• Experience with safety-critical systems including Fire & Gas and Instrumented Safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME across control, instrumentation, telecoms and metering systems.
• Lead the identification, management and reduction of technical and operational risks.
• Support asset reliability through defect elimination, root cause investigations and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coach and provide technical guidance to engineering colleagues and wider operational teams.
• Manage and influence third-party contractors, vendors and technical service providers to ensure safe and effective delivery.
• Champion high standards of safety, compliance, integrity and environmental performance across the asset portfolio.

Skills

Control & Instrumentation

Risk management

Contractor management

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Field instrumentation

Process control systems

Shutdown systems

Job description

Orion Group is seeking a Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer for a permanent role based in Aberdeen. You will provide SME coverage for control, instrumentation, telecoms and metering, and drive risk reduction and reliability improvements across offshore and onshore assets.

The role requires an engineering degree and extensive CI experience, with the ability to coach peers, manage contractors, and uphold safety, compliance and environmental standards across the portfolio.